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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
A Nice Present for n Friend,

Some time ago friend of mine inter-
ested in zoology received one day box
from New Mexico without any mark upon
it as to what it contained. He instructed
his housekeeper to open it on finding it in
his hail and went up stairs. Presently he
was aroused by q considerable cutlery,
and found that the box contained Great
ure about a yard long, not unlike croco-
die. 1t was really q lizard, and my
friend Immediately packed it off to the
geological gardens, with letter to the
curator, presenting it to the collection.
Next day, to his establishment, he re-
ceived a letter from the curator, saying:
"Pray, next time you send us an animal
for this lizard you sent us is poisonous
one. The moment it was taken out of its
box it bit rabbit, and the animal almost
Immediately died. AS we took it out of
the box without any hesitation this nigh
just as well have happened to the person
who unpacked the MONSTER
The existence Of this poisonous lizard
was unknown to the recipient and was, !
believe, not known at the geological gar
dens. My friend wrote out to his CORE
spondent in New Mexico, and found that
he, too, was unaware of the poisonous
nature of the animal, and had only sent it
on account of its rarity; "but,n said the
New Mexican with charming frankness in
writing, "nOw you mention it, do re-
member that one OF these lizards bit a
man, and certainly that man died. -
IiyerDOol Post
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
PHYSICAL and psychica1 Activity.

Physical and Psychical Activity.
Starting from the common observation
that when we do hard thinking we cam
not at the same time use our muscles
actively, DR.. j. Leob has attempted to es-
innate quantitatively the relation between
physical and psychical activity. His
method was to record his maximum grip
on a dynamometer; then after a short
rest, to begin some mental work; and,
while engaged in this, to record the maxi
mum grip once more, The result was
that the latter grip was decidedly less
powerful, and that the difference between
it and the former grip was the greater
the more difficult and absorbing the men-
tai process. For instance: in one case the
normal grip with the left hand depressed
the lever of the dynamOmeter to n degs.,
while reading and understanding Ii. e., he
could repeat the substance of it in his own
words) scientific work only to Is degs.
while simple reading it as so many sounds,
g. dogs. Another gentleman professor
Zuntz) could normally depress the lever to
80 degs. but while reading a catalogue of
names (requiring little mental STRAIN, to
50 degs.
DIR. Loebs average maximum grip
when not occupied with mental work was
(mean of both hands) depression of the
lever to IS degs.; while multiplying one
number under ten by another such mum.
Der the depression was 81 dogs; when the
two numbers were between ten and
twenty only 35 degs.; when between
twenty and thirty only IA dogs. This
shows very clearly how the energy given
over to the mental eXertiOn is taken of
from the muscular effort. 1t must, OF
course, be understood that these results
have only general value. The method
presents many mechanical difficulties; the
question of attention is an important
factor; and DR.. Loeb simply offers these
results as q preliminary statement of his
intention to work upon this problem
Scionna
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
FANCY KITES.

To make kite, select for the upright good
straight lath, as A, B, in the plain kite shown
in the cut. Next procure half of a thin
hoop or cane for the bow G, ID, and then tie
the hoop to the upright at A, and take care
to have as much on one side of the upright as
on the other, otherwise your kite will be sure
to fall on one side when flying. Notch the
two ends of the bow c, ID, and tie long
piece of string to ID, pass it round the upright
at z and then fasten it at C.; next carry tho
string to A, pass it down to ID, and tie it
there; from thence it is to be continued to B,
passed round q notch there, and carried up
again to G., then down the upright at + and
up to D, where it is to be finally fastened off,
The skeleton being thus finished the next
thing to be done is to paste several
face large enough to cover the kite
and allow of little turn over to fasten
the outer edges; after you have pasted the
paper on to the skeleton you must make two
holes in the uprights as at q, q. through
which the bellyband is to be passed, knotting
slipping through the holes The wings are to
be made Of several sheets of paper cut into
slips, rolled close up so as to bear some re-
semblance to q tassel, and tied to the sides OF
the kite at c, d. The tail, which should be
about fifteen times the length of the kite, is
made by folding a number of pieces OF paper
so as to be about an inch in breadth and four
inches in length, and afterward tying them
on a string at intervals of three inches, and is
finished by affixing to the end of the string
large tassel made in the same manner as the
wings. Tie the string with which you intend
to fly the kite to the bellyband, and your
kite is complete and ready for service.
Ingenious boys can readily make fancy
kites A very funny effect may be produced
by painting kite like sailor, and attaching
movable arms, instead of the ordinary tassel
wings, to the shoulders We present our
readers with two suggestive forms which are
quite novel. All fancy kites should be
painted with the most glaring colors, and the
figures OH them drawn as coarsely as possible,
as they are intended to be seen at a great
distance
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
New Use for Delivery Stamps.

The heads of the departments who have
to deal with Office seekers are considerably
annoyed at new use which has been
made of the special delivery stamp. Per-
SONS in want of employment and failing
to get an audience, or who cannot obtain
any answer to their communications, now
make sure of the delivery of their inquiries
OF requests by investing ten cents in a
special delivery stamp. The letter so
marked goes direct to the secretary or to
whoever it is addressed, and if an answer
is not obtained there is satisfaction in
knowing that the missive has reached its
intended destination, and that the official
memory has been logged and his promises
made during the winter recalled to him.
With the use of the special delivery
stamp there can be no claim on the part
of the official that he did not receive let
ter and that it had been filed without his
knowledge in the regular order of bust
ness. There seems to be no escape from
the workings of this new scheme unless
private secretaries are directed to receipt
for all mails so stamped. Demo
crat.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
The Bill Always Correct,

81 see you have got me down for burn
ing 1900 feet of gas in December" he
said as he laid the bill down on the coun-
ter.
"Yes. December generally runs up the
gas bills"
"But we were not at home in December.
We left here on the last day of November,
and didn't get back until the I'd of Janu-
ary."
But the meter says you consumed 1t. +"
"WeI, can prove that the house was
shut up"
Ibid you find everything all right when
you returned?''
"Yes, except that some one had broken
In and stolen few towels"
"Ah, that explainsi / knew the meter
couldn't liel You see, they had to light
the gas to find the towels, and your bill is
correct. detroit Free Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28

EXPERIMENT WITH HOBURITE-FIG. =.
In order to obtain an idea of the explosive
effectiveness of roburite, eight ounces of the
explosive were placed on a plate of the very
best steel, at the point marked A in Fig. I,
which shows the state of the plate after the
explosion. This plate was 3 feet square by
u inch thick, and q bulge of about foot
diameter and 81 inches deep was caused by the
explosion. Twelve ounces of the explosive
were then placed at A Gig. p on a cast iron
plate, 6 inches thick, and weighing nearly
three tons. After the explosion the plate was
found to be broken transversely, in the
manner shown in the engraving. Unlike
dynamite, roburite is said to be in no way af-
fected by varying temperatures, and if duly
protected against damp, it may be kept for
years in any climate, without its efficiency
becoming in any way impaired. 1t is also
claimed by the manu- facturers that roburite
has an explosive force greater than dynamite
by at least 25 per cent.
In exploding roburite does not produce
noxious gases, and, therefore, may be used
without intermission, while the poisonous
gases given Off by dynamite often necessitate
the stoppage of work, In some cases for a con-
. siderable time This new explosive is ap-
plicable for use in mines and quarries, and
for torpedoes and blasting operations gen.
orally.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
CoIlectins Toll ut Telephones.

An automatic toll taking device has been
invented to be attached to telephones at pub
lie or pay stations. The mechanism in the
telephone box is so arranged that the tele-
phone will not operate until a coin of certain
size and weight dropped into slit in front
acts upon a switch lever, thereby making
electrical connection between the transmitter
and the line wire. The act of hanging the
receiving telephone, after use, in the place
provided for it, drops the coin into till and
releases the switch lever, thereby breaking
the electrical connection and "setting the
trap" for the next user.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
New Method of Plstinizing Metals.

In this new method the metallic object is
covered with mixture of borate of lead,
oxide of copper and spirit of turpentine, and
submitted to q temperature of from $50 to
$50 degrees. This deposit, upon melting,
spreads in uniform layer over the object
Then second coat is laid ON, consisting Of
borate of lead, oxide of copper and oil of
lavender. Next, by means of a brush, the
object is covered with solution of chloride
of platinum, which is finally crossorted at q
temperature of not more than 200 degrees.
The platinum adheres firmly to the surface
and exhibits brilliant aspect. If the deposit
be made upon the first coat the platinum will
have dead appearance. Platinizing in this
way costs, says LIE Genie Civil, about one
tenth the price of nickel plating.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28

NJ Grehaut read paper recently before
the Paris Biological society on 1.-THE proven
ton of accidents from suffocation while de-
scending into wells" After referring to the
cause Of the suffocation, namely, carbonic
acid gas and the well known expedient of
first lowering an animal into the well, be
gave the following directions for ventilation;
A stovepipe ten or twelve feet longer than
the well is deep is to be secured by wires in
the axis of the we'll; CRATE OH which fire
can be built is then to lie placed around this
pipe at the level of the ground, and second
pipe, larger than the first, is then to be
placed upon the CRATE, with the first pipe in.
side, and on the CRATE and between the two
pipes fire is to be built The inner pipe
being heated, a current is created, resulting
in the ascent of the impure air of the well
and its replacement by fresh air from with,
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
Thoroughly Content.

How young creole girl enjoyed herself
at her first ball: Her red lips smiled, her
1.-THE form was all a culver. She saw
Arthemise and rushed over TO kiss her
as young girls kiss each other. "Oh,''
said Olympic, clasping her palms and roll
ing her heavenly eyes heavenward, ooh,
mon Dieu! but have amuse myself this
night! 1 have been so gay-I have been
happyr' eyes? What do you do?''
asked Arthemise. "Me? Oh, l go out
to supper with my papa, l dance one
dance with my cousin Albert, l dance
seek dance with my brother Jules, an
them sit by my mammar'-New Or
leans Picayune.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
Wax Model of q Human Body.

The wax model of normal human
body, which, under the auspices and di-
rection Of Councillor Professor Waldeyer,
Is being made ut the Berlin School OF
Anatomy by Sculptor Schuetz, was for the
nrst time used, fortnight ago, at one of
the medical courses. Its completion will
take some years yet; meanwhile the artist
Is only allowed to work in Professor
Waldeyer's study. Thus far, no less than
seventy corpses have been required for
the accurate execution Of the model
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
cLAvERHouss's SWEETHEART.

Was it my fault, or was it yours,
That, when you danced for men to see,
Your yellow gown caught in my spurs
And made a willing slave of me?
know you now, but, as it was, a.
loved you long before knew;
only saw one lady pass z
In all the dance, and that was you! J
Great Claverse looks at her and smiles,
He thinks that she is fair and his;
But did he see her other whites
Then he would know whose love she Is.
All, let him never see us then,
He'd surely kill me if he knew;
I'm only one among his men,
And thrones were not too good for you.
They say he bears o charmed life,
The leaden bullet glances by.
He keeps bis life, but ah! his wife
lie lost her, though he cannot die.
And were he king of Scotland yet
"a gallant soldier is he, too9
And were a queen beside him set,
"a. My sweet, that queen would not be you'll
-Longmaa's Magazine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
Not to BE Doubted.

A Philadelphia physician says that
great deal of what passes for heart disease
is only mild dyspepsia; that nervousness
is commonly bad TENDER, and that two
thirds of the so called malaria is nothing
but laziness. Probably he doesn't tell his
patients so, but there is no doubt good
deal of truth in what he says.-American
ANALYST.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
To Render Water Luminous.

10 HecHu0f "'1o1 Iurr11n0HS
Young students of chemistry will be in
terested to learn how to render the surface Of
water phosphorescent. Wet a lump of fine
sugar with phosphorized ether, and throw it
into basin of water; the surface of the water
will become luminous. and show beautifully
in the dark; by gently blowing upon it, phos-
phorescent undulations will be formed, which
will illumine the air above the fluid for con-
siderable space. In winter the water must be
rendered blood warm
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Scraps of Science, History, Philosopl
and General Information.

Scraps of Science, History, Philosophy
and General Information.
viii you answer the following auestionss
1. Why is the term 'positivism" applied to the
Comptist philosophy
2. What was Rants religious belief?
8. Has the pessimism of Schopenhauer many
advocates In American
4. Did Shakespeare intend to represent the
madness of Hamlet as real or feigned2 d. L. F.
1. The principal foundation stone Of
Complies philosophy is that man cannot know
causes, and is only able to refer phenomena
- their general laws Of existence or sue
eession. He overlooked the religious or senti-
mental side of human nature-in other words,
considered only the positive.
2. Kant reasoned faith in God, freedom
and Immortality, the new birth through the
Saviour, but made the moral element
supreme.
8. There can be no estimate put upon the
followers of any philosopher, in the United
States.
4. Commentators have debated this ques-
ton for years. No one but the writer of the
play could answer It
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
Initiating Ebony.

Ebony may be initiated on wood by first
painting with O per cent. solution Of sui
phate of copper. When perfectly dry the
wood is painted over witRa liquid consisting
of equal weights of aniline hydro chloride and
spirits of wine. The blue vitriol acts on the
aniline and forms nigrosin, black which
cannot be affected by acids or alkalies. A
lustre can be added by coating with simple
copal varniSh.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
EASTER GAME IN RUSSIA.

One Of the group, usually the oldest, starts
an egg down an inclined board, her object
being to strike and scatter those of the expect
ant playmates that lie on the ground. Each
one in turn sends an egg down the inclined
plane. The one who hits or scatters the
largest number Of eggs of course wins the
game, which, if one may judge by the earnest
faces of the children as seen in the picture,
must be very interesting one.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
Simple Exercises.

"Knuckle down." is very good feat. 1t
consists in placing the toes against line
chalked on the floor, kneeling down and
getting up again, without using the hands, or
moving the feet from the line. "Prostrate
and perpendicular" is another simple exer.
else:
Gross your arms on your body, lie down
on your back, and then get up again, without
using either your elbows or hands in doing so.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
War of 1912,

Which country dictated terms Of peace at the
close of our war OF 1872 with Englandr H.
Notwithstanding our victories we suffered
50 much that we were about to propose
terms of peace, when England showed dis
position to meet us half way. She did not
formally yield the right to search our vessels
for her seamen, but practically gave it up.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
The Lessons Family.

In the Lesseps family each child, as
soon as he or she measures thirty inches
high, is put on the back of pony and
trained by the father to figure with honor
in the equestrian battalion, which the
Parisians have become accustomed to look
for daily in the Bots de Boulogne.-Paris
Cor, London World.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28

The exact origin of the pretty custom of
offering fancy eggs at Easter is somewhat
shrouded in mystery, but the custom coutin-
ues just the same, for all that. In this coun-
try children who live in or near large cities
are favored with Faster eggs made Of rich
confectionery, or of china filed with sweet
meats In country towns the young people
depend more for their eggs on colored ones
prepared at home. In far away Russia boys
and girls, on Easter Monday, play at the
curious Easter game depicted in the annexed
engraving, which was originally designed for
American AgriculturiSt.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
COWBOYS Cure for Coco" Poisoning.

DIR. Wilcox, Of Washington, d. c., says in
The Medical Record that the cowboys of
Idaho treat animals affected with ''loco"
poisoning by amputating the tails Of the
affected animals The paralysis is due to con-
gestion of the spinal chord, the rosterior parts
of the body being first affected. The plants
which are charged with producing this
poisoning are oxytropis lambertii, astragalus
mollirimus. and possibly others of the legumi-
nosae. The cowboys call these plants clark
spur" although, according to science, true
larkspur is not found in their line of march,
nor at the season when loco poisoning occurs.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
Mammals Girl.

II seems very funny thing, and yet know it's
true,
That mamma was little girl-little, like me and
you.
She rolled her hoop and jumped the rope, and
dressed her doll, spose;
Perhaps sometimes she wasn't good and tore her
Sunday clothes.
But mamma must have been so very sweet, ]
think that
Would like to be Just like her, and 50 mean to
try.
And when grandma sees me next. she'll say,
Dear me, I'm sure that 10
70 'xactly like her mother was bout twenty years
sgoI" Golden Days.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
The Capitor.

How did the District Of Columbia and the city
Of Washington derive their nanesf s. M
In 179l commission was appointed for the
site of the Capitol of the United States. This
commission directed Maj L'Enfant, who was
designing maps Of the district, to call q
Columbia end the city washington, .-A-@
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
SClENCE AND PROGRESS.
an ,MATlc TOLL COLLECTOR
h At TELEPHONES.

A French Scientist Tells How to De-
scend Into Wells without Accident
from suffocation.The New Explosive,
Roburite, for Use In Blasting.
Considerable interest is manifested in
aroburite," a new explosive manufactured in
Germany and about to be introduced into
this country for use in blasting operations.
The composition and process of manufacture
of this explosive are kept secret, but the
general understanding is that it consists Of
two non explosive and harmless substances,
Of such nature that they may be stored or
transported without special precautions or
restrictions These two substances may be
mixed together when required, and in combi-
nation become roburite, yellowish substance
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
The White Cross.

What is the order Of the White Cross? Where
did it originate and who was its founder?
CAROLINE.
The order has for its object social purity,
binding alike on men and women. 1t was
conceived by Miss Ellice Hopkins and origin
ated by Bishop Durham, of London, England.
The leader in America is Dr. B. F. De Costa,
rector of the Church Of St John the Eyange.
list, New York city,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28

In 1875 the premiums were SIS, 5O4, and the
rental SIS, 493, making total of s6S,997.
This is the highest point reached. Since then
it has been gradually running down. In 1885
and 1887 it was about $27, 600 in all.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-28
GaleniC Medical Institute
No. {;7 East Third Street.
PAUL, M-NN.
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Clearly opposite the Pho
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Established in 1861, for the
\ curc OF PRIVATE NERVOUS
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Debility, Impdtency, Syphil-
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ure. Varicocelo, Hydrocelo,
Diseases of Women, etc.
The physicians of this old
and reliable Institute espec-
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uates-and guarantee a cure in every case under
taken. and may be consulted personally or by
letter.
Sufferers from any of those ailments, before
consulting others. should understand their dis
eases. and the latest improved treatment adopt
ed at our Institute, by reading our books.
THE SECRET MONITOR and Guide to
diseases. with the Anatomy and Physiology Of
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tanning 800 pages and over 100 plates and engrav-
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Of 80 cents or in two cent stamps.
Pamphlets and chart Of questions for stating
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All busiress strictly confidential. Office hours;
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